Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 4, 2026, 8:30 AM GMT-12 (20:30 UTC), 613 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-04 20:30:05 UTC
Depth
613.0 km (380.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.762° S, 179.428° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.5 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
61

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 since this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 39 days ago · 603 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 37 days ago · 577 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 31 days ago · 551 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 31 days ago · 591 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 28 days ago · 621 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 26 days ago · 618 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 25 days ago · 601 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 16 days ago · 569 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 6 days ago · 548 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 53 days ago · 559 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 61 days ago · 632 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 70 days ago · 638 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 75 days ago · 561 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 76 days ago · 628 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 80 days ago · 598 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ti4e. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.